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3.90 I 1.35 i Zinc E. St. Louis RENO, NEVADA, THURSDAY, MARCH 22, 1934 FIFTY-EIGHTH YEAR TWELVE PAGES TWELVE PAGES NO. 70 II! mm SITU ADVOCATES POST SILVER QUITS Auto Labor Union Heads Meet In Washington with President Governor Balzar's Funeral To Be Held Saturday i M. In Civic Auditorium Here ACTING GOVERNOR HOLIDAY NEVADA SOUTH AMERICAN AIR LINER IN CRASH; THREE ARE DEAD MORLEY GRISWOLD MfiRi FYlTrani Ambassador from Chile to United States Injured As Ship Falls Big Plane Missing Since Last Year Is Found in Snow in Mountains (BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS) Tragedies of South American air lanes were written today.

One plane crashed, killing three, while the wreckage of a plane missing for twenty months and the bodies of its nine victims were found. Search for another airship was abandoned. A Pan-American-Grace plane fell at the takeoff at Lima, Peru. Two members of the crew and a passen- ger were killed. Nine other persons were aboard, including the Chilean ambassador to the United States and his daughter.

Both were injured. At almost the same hour, searchers in the snow-filled mountains of Argentina came across the wreckage of the Pan-American Airways liner "San Jose," which carried nine persons to their deaths when It crashed nearly two years ago. Seven of the bodies were well preserved. Two others were said to be headless. Attempts to locate a passenger plane which disappeared In Colombia twelve days ago were abandoned.

It carried three passengers, Including Newton C. Marshall, American min- ing engineer mg engineer. LOST PLANE FOUND MENDOZA, Argentim, Mar. 22. (JP) One of the greatest mysteries cf the air was solved today when search- 1 i I CANADIAN FLIER SENT KAISER AND STAFFJO COVER TORONTO, Mar.

22. (JP) How a Canadian flier sent the German kaiser, Field Marshal Von Hlndenburg and the official German headquarters staff scurrying to shelter during the war, was revealed for the first time today by Air Commodore T. F. M. Fellowes.

The occasion, according to the commodore, was the only one during the war when the kaiser was actually under fire and the flier was Flight Commander George C. Mackay now living In a Toronto suburb. Commander Mackay and two others were ordered to bomb the mole at ZeebruRge, and were given orders to use only bombs and not machine guns, Fellowes said. When Mackay returned from the flight he bashfully reported lie had used his machine gun. A group of men had been on the mole and he had missed them with his bombs.

He returned and sprayed the mole with his machine guns and saw the men scurrying to shelter. Later word was received from Berlin, via Holland, that among those on the mole were the kaiser and Von Hi mien The story was news even to the man who had routed the kaiser, as it had not been told outside the official war office circles, Fellowes said. REJECTED BY WASHINGTON, Mar. 22. UP) The house today refused to join the senate in voting higher allowances for war veterans than the administration desires.

VETO WAS PROMISED A veto had been promised by President Roosevelt if it approved the higher senate figures. Earlier the house, by 228 to 164 in sisted on restoration of only ten per cent of cut federal pay by July 1 as opposed to fifteen per cent voted by the senate. The next step will be up to the senate. It can concur in the house action or again disagree. In the latter event, further efforts would be made by a committee of both branches to adjust the differences.

RAINEY VOTES "NO" The vote rejecting the senate's veterans' program was 220 to 174. Speaker Rainey voted "No." RUSSilFliS WASHINGTON, Mar. 22. (IP) The Soviet embassy received a message from White Horse. Alaska, today an- nouncing that the Russian fliers 1 heading for Nome to rescue eighty- nine Russians afloat, on the ire r.arlt In Bering Strait were preparing to fly to Fairbanks.

They expected to arrive today. From Fairbanks the Russian rescue party will fly to Nome. Planes have been purchased at Nome and the fescue work will be directed from that point. KILLS HERSELF NEW YORK. Mar.

22 (W Mrs. 1 Anna Gibson Allis, eighty-four years old, who spent a. fortune to prevent SENATE OA FOR VETERANS HOUSE AH ALASKA AGED MATRON AS EDITOR AFTER TE Former Governor, However, Says Other Business Cause of Action Is Reports Are Prevalent of Disagreement Over Mail Controversy Air NEW YORK, Mar. 22. (JP) Former Gov.

Alfred E. Smith today formally announced his resignation as editor-in-chief of the "New Outlook," a fact that became known last night. Although the resignation was reported to have been prompted by a disagreement with FTank A. Tichenor, publisher of the magazine, over the air mail controversy, the former governor gave pressure of other business obligations as the sole reason. His announcement said the last articles by him appeared in the March issue of the magazine, and the April issue is being produced without his assistance.

The former governor also made public the correspondence between himself and Tichenor, which disclosed that he had been considering the matter of resigning since the first of the year. "It is with great regret that I tender you my resignation as editor-in-chief of the 'New Outlook'," Smith's letter to Tichenor, under date of March 13, said. "I have not arrived at this decision in haste. I have been thinking it over since the first of January. ACTION REGRETTED "My business interests and those of my boys take all of my time to a point where I have not been away from office work of some kind, with the exception of Sundays and holidays, since last Thanksgiving.

"I enjoyed working with y-ou and the force at 'New Outlook' and it is only the greatest necessity of giving up some activity that prompts my action." Tlchenor's reply, "dated March 18, read: "It is with deepest and slncerest regret that I acknowledge your note of March 13th. "The argument of the pressure of the multitude of your business activities and those of your boys is too well known to me for me to presume to offer an answering argument, or to attempt to dissuade you from your decision to withdraw from the active editorial direction of New Outlook. My extreme reluctance in the matler of conforming to your unselfish wish is inspired by my personal appreciation of your cooperation and devoted editorial assistance in launching New Outlook." CALL IS NEAR WASHINGTON, Mar. 22. (JP) A national bank call is considered at the treasury to be an early possibility.

Last year because of the bank holiday, the first 1933 call was delayed until June. This year, with the banks considered by officials to be in excellent condition, especially with the bolstering of millions of Finance Reconstruction Corporation funds, a much earlier call seems in order. The last national bank call was for the end of 1933 and the one before that was for October 25. Three are required each year. HOARDING LIST IS CONSIDERED WASHINGTON, Mar.

22. (jp) Secretary Morgenthau told newsmen today he had "under consideration" the senate resolution asking a list of silver hoarders. He declined to elaborates. The resolution of Senator Robinson asked for the list shortly after Morgenthau had said the treasury investigation had disclosed some silver advocates were "not disinterested" in the speculative silver market. WORK SPEEDED WASHINGTON, Mar.

22. (p) President Roosevelt speeded work for return of air mail lines to private concerns at a conference today with officials of the postoffice and commerce departments, and Attorney General Cummings. The group was called In as efforts! were made on Capitol Hill to hasten the 'n-sw legislation for contract bid-' cling. DSN VR POLICIES NATIONAL BANK ON A PROGRAM TO FORCE VOTE Members of House Plan to Petition For Bill for Preference Plan Provides Purchases Of Metal Up to One and One-Half Billion Ounces WASHINGTON, Mar. 22.

(Advocates of new silver legislation in the house started a drive today to Insure action on the Fieslnger bill for government purchase of the white metal. TO SEEK PREFERENCE Members of the silver bloc decided at a meeting last night to petition the rules committee for legislative preference for the measure. Representative Martin one cf the silver leaders who called the meeting, said members believe the Fiesinger measure offrs a program which will go furthr toward rehabilitation than the Dies bill which passed the house Monday. The Dies bill provides for exchange of American agricultural products for silver at a twenty-five per cent premium and is before the senate agriculture committee. The Fiesinger bill provides for the purchase of silver up to one and one-half billion ounces.

The first ounces would be purchased within four months and an additional 250,000,000 ounces before twelve months. WOULD INCREASE RATIO It provides further that after the purchose of 400,000,000 ounces, the secretary of the treasury would be instructed to purchase silver bullion whenever the market price per ounce does not exceed by three cents an ounce the daily average market price of the preceding ninety days. Purchase would continue until 371 14 grains of silver reach a parity value of 25.8 grains of gold. This, in effect, establishes a ratio of sixteen to one between the two metals. Representative Fiesinger author of the bill, Martin and others believe the parity will be reached by the time one-third of the program is completed.

Martin said the chief objective of the Fiesinger plan is the establishment of the 1926 price level. NEED IS STRESSED PASSAGE OF BANK BILL WASHINGTON, Mar. 22. (JP A. Mitchell Palmer, attorney general in the Wilson administration, told a house banking sub-committee today the government wos obligated to pay depositors in closed banks because it had been in "absolute control" of bank policies for the last several 1 years.

Palmer said the government also was obligated because of governmental appeals made a year and two years ago to the public to stop hoarding and to leave deposits in banking institutions. He said that the appeal that went out "is sufficient reason" for passage of the McLeod bill providing for governmental agencies to purchase remaining assets of closed national banks, pay depositors in full and liquidate the assets over a ten-year period. Palmer said that if the government had chosen to pay depositors in closed banks at the time the national recovery act was passed instead of appropriating $3,300,000,000 for public works "much of the road to recovery would now be behind us." BURGLARS LOOT VAULT IN BANK I GAINESVILLE, Mar. 22. (JP) Burglars obtained $4208 in currency Bank; at Muenster, fifteen miles west of Gainesville, during the night, burning their way Into the inner vault.

BELIEVED FOUND DULUTH, Mar. 22. (Jp) Sheriff Sam Ownes ordered all available men out to guard roads today after he received a report from Michigan state police that a car containing six men, one of whom they believe might be John Dillinger, passed through Ashland, late last night. ON FIE1GER MEASURE 0 Dl INGE TRAIL ers iouna tne wrecx or tne fan-; to lssue a proclamation asking the American Airways liner "San Jose," people of Nevada to observe a state-lost twenty months ago in a flight wicIe holiday on Saturday in memory over the Andes. of Governor Balzar.

They found the bodies of the nine Griswold said this morning that he occupants of the plane, two of them will lssue a public statement next United States citizens, preserved Monday setting forth the policies he under a heavy blanket cf snow. i expects to pursue during the nine The plane was found crumpled In months that he will serve as gover- FLARES IN TAXI STRIKE Cabs Are Wrecked, Drivers Injured and Police Are Defied in Disturbance Mayor LaGuardia Cheered And Booed As Strikers Gather Around Him NEW YORK, Mar. 22 (P) Violence of major proportions broke out among striking taxlcab drivers today, a crowd of about 200 men moving in disjointed groups through streets In the midtown section leaving behind them a trail of wrecked and disabled taxi-cabs and bruised and beaten drivers. ONE GROUP DISPERSED One group at Twenty-third street and Sixth avenue was dispersed only when a patrolman riding in the sidecar of an armored motorcycle displayed a riot gun. A few minutes earlier this same group was broken up momentarily when a foot patrolman, going to the rescue of a driver seized by the strikers, drew his revolver.

The wrecking of cabs and beating of drivers this afternoon first broke out when the strikers began a march from strike headquarters, Sixteenth street and Third avenue, to go to city hall to ask for the right of "peaceful picketing" at the Major Fleet garages. CARS HALTED On the march downtown the strikers halted half a dozen cabs, breaking their windows, ripping out their ignition wiring and beating the drivers. After the visit to city hall the men started back up Broadway, pausing occasionally to disable taxi-cabs. Turning off Broadway Into Hous- lu La Faette street nd moved north At that Point they encoun- crowd surrounded the private limousine in which he was riding. Some of the strikers booed and others cheered the mayor.

Upon his return to city hall Mayor LaGuardia said "the police were In control at all times." MAYOR SPEAKS Mayor LaGuardia spoke to leaders the strikers through a window of the car, he said, and pleaded with them to avoid "rough stuff," and also said he pleaded with them to get responsible leaders and work with Bernard Deutsch, president of the aldermanic board, and the regional labor board, who are attempting to settle the differences between the strikers and the operating companies. The mayor said the strikers cheered him, and did not mention the "booing." At strike headquarters the marchers returning from city hall were joined by scores of others and with a cry, "On to Times Square," continued marching. The route followed was up Fourth avenue to Forty-Second street, where they were to head directly for Times Square with the avowed intention of stopping any taxicabs in operation there, Many cab drivers, seeing the crowd approaching, halted theri cabs in the middle of the street or at curbs and fled. I HIGHWAY ED PORTLAND, Mar. 22.

(JP) Bids for the grading of the Blue Mountain Pass-Jackson creek section of the Idaho-Oregon-Nevada highway in Malheujt county, were opened by the state highway commission here today. S. H. Newell of Portland was low with a bid of $24,347 for the 5.2 mile project. The Newport Construction Co.

of Portland, was low at $71,987 for sur- switched to another track when Franz Miklos of the Torbagy district, discovered a "broken rail" and speedily reported it. His action, officials said, prevented a wreck. Dollfuss shortly left the train at Gyor and took an automobile to Vienna, which at that time aroused puzzled Interest. (OLE NOW RAGING IN NEW YORK IS OPEN EASTMAN CONFERS CHIEFS AND Coordinator Asserts That He Has Something to Say After Hearing Dispute Appointment of Committee To Look Into Charges of Men May Be Proposed tti' THE ASSOCIATED TRESS Leader 'of automotive labor unions who have threatened a general strike conferred at Washington today prior to visiting General Johnson and President Roosevelt. RAIL MEN' MEET Joseph B.

Eastman, railroad coordinator, began discussions at Wash ington Wltn raurcau aim umuu u-ficials in an effort to settle a wage dispute. A dispute between the Delaware Hudson Railroad and brotherhoods a strike. A rugmakers' strike started at Freehold, N. J. Strikes increased in northern Ohio.

In Cleveland makers of business machines and paint.iturniture, millinery and laundry worker i are on strike. There is a strike of match workers in Barberton and rubber workers in Ashtabula. OVA STRIKES CONTINUE A strike at the Bower Roller Bearing plant In Detroit continued. Scattered CWA strikes continued in Pennsylvania and New York state, tome having been Bettled by wage increases. An A.

F. of L. union will decide tonight whether call strike on the E. G. Budd Manufacturing Company in Philadelphia.

The company makes automobile bodies. At Pittsburgh, employes of the Columbia Steel Company, a subsidiary of the United States Steel Corporation, voted for a company union. A taxlcab strike continued in New York City. PLAN COMMITTEE WASHINGTON, Mar. 22.

(JP) The administration let automobile labor union representatives know today that part of its plan for peace in the Industry is appointment at once of a committee to pass upon several hundred charges of anti-union discrimination by manufacturers. Showing thla much of its hand Just before the labor men took their position to President Roosevelt personally, Hugh S. Johnson met with thirty spokesmen of American Federation of Labor locals in Michigan, Ohio and Missouri. They laid the discrimination charges against their employers before the NRA head. It was indicated the question of an election to choose worker representatives for collective bargaining had not been touched upon, being left for the White House parley.

NO OUTRIGHT SETTLEMENT The union men did not receive from Johnson any outright settlement proposal. They Informed him that although the men were anxious to avoid a strike, all were demanding some concrete word from Washington tonight. The union spokesmen said there were 250,000 men insisting that a decision be arrived at at once. William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, has given notice that unless a solution is reached, his organization will advocate that the automobile Industry be licensed. Despite the unbroken lines, there was an increasing feeling of hope in the capital that the controversy would be settled.

HEAR MANAGERS Joseph B. Eastman, federal coordi nator of transportation, listened to railroad managers present their side of the controversy with the unions over wages for two hours. "I am spending the day listening," Eastman told reporters at the close of the conference. "I shall meet this (Turn to Page Three) CLEMES HE'S MARRIED SAN ANTONIO, Mar. 22.

(JP) The Rev. William D. Welburn, former pastor of the Government Hill Methodist church here, today was named as the defendant In a divorce suit brought by a woman, marriage to whom he deniss. Mrs. Wlncta Long; Welburn, was named as plaintiff in the suit.

The woman also charged In her petition that a son was born of the marriage November 19, 1933. Vslbum stoutly parentage of tht child, 83 well as that he was ever married to the woman. RAILROAD WORKERS IS PROCLAIMED DY GRiSWOLD AS TRIBUTE National Guard-R. O. T.

C. Units to Take Part in Public Services Death of State Executive Not Unexpected After Months of Illness Flags on public buildings were flying at half-mast today and a statewide holiday will prevail In Nevada Saturday in tribute to Gov. Fred B. Balzar, who died at 3:55 o'clock yesterday afternoon at the governor's mansion in Carson City. if FUNERAL SATURDAY Funeral services for the governor will be held at the civic auditorium here at two o'clock Saturday afternoon under the direction of Carson lodge No.

1, F. A. and burial will be in the Masonic cemetery In Reno. The body, now at the Ross-Burke mortuary, will lie in state in the auditorium from 9 :00 a. m.

until noon on Saturday. Under the direction of Dr. John Grant, acting as officer of the day, the two Nevada national guard companies, the university R. O. T.

C. units and possibly the Reno PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT EXTENDS SYMPATHY White House, Washington, D. March 23,. 1934. Mrs.

Frederick B. Balzar, Carson City, Nev. Deeply grieved to learn of Governor Balzar's death. Mrs. Roosevelt joins me in heartfelt sympathy with jou and your family In your great sorrow.

FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT. high school R. O. T.

C. units -will participate in the funeral service. PROCLAMATION ISSUED Lieutenant and Acting Governor Morley Grswold announced the statewide holiday today in the following proclamation: "To the People of Nevada: "It becomes my sad duty to announce officially the death of Gov. Frederick Bennett Balzar, which occurred at the governor's mansion in Carson City on the twenty-first day of MRrch, 1934, at 3:55 o'clock in the afternoon. "Governor Balzar was a man of.

the finest quality, a conscientious executive, a loving husband, son and parent, and his life was characterized by a simplicity of virtue that won for him a place in the affections of his fellow citizens rarely equalled by any man. In public and In private life he set a shining example and -his death will be mourned throughout the state. "Now, therefore, Morley Griswold, lieutenant and acting governor, proclaim and set aside Saturday, the twenty-fourth day of March, 1934, as a legal holiday for all of the state of Nevada. "It is requested and directed that the national colors be displayed at half mast on all county and municipal buildings throughout the state, from this date, to and including Saturday, March 24, and upon the capltol and other state buildings, for a period of thirty days. "In witness thereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the great seal of the state of Nevada to be affixed at the executive chamber, Carson City, in the year of our Lord, nineteen hundred and thirty-four, on.

the twenty-second day of March." ILL FOR SEVERAL MONTHS Governor Balzar's death came aftep several months of Illness caused by a cancerous condition of the lungs and bronchial tubes that gradually sapped, his strength. Though he had been, ill for more than a year the seriousness of his illness was not realized until he made a trip to the Mayo Brothers' clinic last November. He returned to Nevada and then spent several weeks in Los Angeles under th treatment of specialists, but received, slight relief. He returned to Carson about a month ago and remained In seclusion at the governor's mansion. His immediate family.

J. H. White, hia secretary, and Matt Penrose, warden of the Nevada prison and a life long friend, were practically the only persons who saw him during the past few weeks. Two weeks ago he suffered a sever heart attack and at that time his death was momentarily expected, but recoverei and appeared much, (Turn to Page Five). ASSUMES DUTIES AS EXECUTIVE OF Morley Griswold, lieutenant gover nor, who was elected to that office in 1926 when Fred B.

Balzar was ernr'' became ctlnS ov- fr Nevada last night and will that, Ps, Ton tmtU ths flrstj Monday of next January. FIRST ACTION I As iieutenant and acting governor Griswoid ls clothed with the same pers as the governor. i His first official action today was nor. Whether he will seek the Republican nomination for governor In September is not known but he will make a definite statement In this regard within the next month or so, it is expected. NATIVE OF ELKO Acting Governor Griswold ls a native of Elko county and ls forty-two years old.

He maintains law offices in Reno and Elko and was engaged in the practice of law at Elko when he was urged by Republican leaders in 1926 to become a candidate for lieutenant governor. He ls an ex-service man and ls a graduate of the University of Michigan law school. WASHINGTON, Mar. 22. (yP) Congressional action was completed today on the naval bill for a construction program to bring the United States up to treaty limits.

The senate followed the house in aereelnt: to a conference report and the measure now eoes to the White House. CREW OF SHIP DIES IN BLAST ROUEN, France, Mar, 22. (JP) The entire crew of twelve men of the gasoline tanker La Girafe were killed today by a violent explosion and fire at the dock, of the Port Jerome oil refinery. Rescuers were unable to approach the ship because of the terrific blaze. stations, but they have not received their regular army pay Enlisted men In the Chicago area, the article continued, have obtained credit at two local hotels and have had to borrow money for their meals and tobacco, Normally, the pay of some of the enlisted men is as low as twenty -one i dollars a rnonthj.

NEVADA ACTION ENDED ON NAVY BILL the Argentine mountains, four miles south of Puente Del Inca. The disappearance of the great airliner has been one of the mysteries of aviation for many months. THREE DEAD LIMA, Peru, Mar. 22. JP) Three persons were killed today when a Pan-American-Grace Airways plane crashed at the takeoff.

On board the plane, and injured in the crash, was Manuel Trucco, Chilean ambassador to the United States. Twelve persons were aboard the plane which was heading south toward Chile. Also among those injured was a daughter of Ambassador Trucco. All three members of the airliner's crew were killed. They were: Homer V.

Farris, Lawrence Wagner, radio operator, and FTank Large, secretary to John McGregor, air line official. byrdIplaTes LITTLE AMERICA, Antarctica (Via Mackay Radio), Mar. 22. (Jp) Two airplanes of the Byrd Antarctic expe- dition which had been forced down were safe in camp today and spirits i of members of the expedition rose sharply. The planes were safely flown to! Little America.

One was forced downj last Saturday, stranding Pilot William C. Bowlin and Clay Bailey, radio op- erator. The other became disabled! after Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd' had flown to the relief of Bowlin and Bailey. Woman, 114, Dead PRESCOTT, Mar.

22. (JP) This city's oldest woman, Senora Juana Maria Pino, 114 years old, ls dead. SAFE AM I cruelty to horses, was found dead in facing 12.2 miles of the Meiner's the Andrew Freeman Home for Im- ranch-Pendleton section of the Cold poverished Ladies and Gentlemen yes- Springs highway in Umatilla county, terday with an open bottle of chloro- Bids on five other projects were form tied to her nostrils. i opened at today's meeting. Track Walker Wins Plaudits For Prevention of Rail Crash Members of Army Mail Corps Still Fail to Receive Money CHICAGO, Mar.

22. (JP) The Chi- cago Tribune said today that members of the army air mail corps have gone without pay since they took over the air mail assignment February 20. The newspaper said not only have they failed to receive the funds which army regulations allot for mainten ance of officers and men when they are ordered away from, their regular BUDAPEST, Mar. 22. (jp) Six weeks after it had happened, a track walker today was commended by his superiors for quick action which was credited with saving a train carrying Engelbert Dollfuss, chancellor of Austria, from disaster.

Ths train which bore Dollfuss from Budapest to Vienna, February 9, was.